Hindu prayers begin inside India’s Mughal-era mosque after court order

Right-wing Hindu groups have been claiming the 17th-century mosque adjacent to a famous temple in Varanasi city for decades.

Hindu worshippers have begun praying inside a 17th-century mosque in the Indian city of Varanasi, hours after a court order gave them the go-ahead at the disputed site.

The Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi is one of several Muslim places of worship that right-wing Hindu groups, backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have sought for decades…